Homemade

heavy cream (about 480 ml) • Cold water,

Curd made from cream collected over 1 week of milk

(about 2 cups/480 ml) of thick yogurt made from cream skimmed off boiled milk

rice flour (about 120 grams) • chickpea flour (about 60 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 30 grams) • cucumber • ginger-garlic paste • Salt to taste • chili powder • turmeric powder • carom seeds (ajwain) • oil for cooking • cheese • grated paneer (about 120 grams) •

dried red chilies • piece of ginger • garlic • chopped cilantro • soy sauce • vinegar • oil • garam masala • Salt to taste

cumin seeds (about 50 grams) • dried bay leaves (about 50 grams) • mace (about 25 grams) • nutmeg (about 25 grams) • cinnamon sticks (about 25 grams) • whole cloves (about 25 grams) • green cardamom pods (about 20 grams) • black cardamom pods • whole black peppercorns (about 25 grams)

roasted sunflower seeds • roasted pumpkin seeds • flax seeds • soft dates • almonds • cashews • rolled oats or plain oats • honey • dried cranberries

roasted peanuts • peanut oil • salt

fennel seeds • cumin seeds • coriander seeds • curry leaves • black cardamom • cloves • black pepper • Kashmiri red chilies • bay leaves • cinnamon • salt • dried mango powder •

mixed dal (toor, chana, and moong) (about 300 grams) • ghee (about 22 grams) • asafoetida (hing) • cumin seeds • ginger-garlic paste • green chilies, finely chopped • onions, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • turmeric powder • red chili powder • garam masala powder • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) •

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • cauliflower florets (about 30 grams) • chopped onion (about 30 grams) • chopped potato (about 75 grams) • chopped tomato (about 75 grams) • green peas (about 15 grams) • chopped carrot (about 15 grams) • finely chopped garlic (about 5 grams) • ginger-chili paste (about 5 grams) • plain yogurt (about 30 grams) • green chili • dried red chili •

plain yogurt (240 grams) • red chili powder • cumin powder • chaat masala • turmeric powder • salt • coriander powder • garam masala • ginger-garlic paste • Juice of 1 lemon

chickpea flour (besan) (about 240 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • Salt to taste • fruit salt (Eno) • mustard seeds • sesame seeds • Juice of 2 large lemons • powdered sugar • sugar • turmeric powder • oil • bell pepper •

leftover rice (about 400 grams) • onion, chopped • green chilies, chopped • Salt, to taste • chickpea flour (besan) • turmeric powder • red chili powder • water • Oil, as needed for frying

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • boiled potatoes • small amount of boiled green peas • cashews • raisins • ground coriander • dried mango powder (amchur) • red chili powder • dried mint powder • asafoetida (hing) • Salt to taste • Oil as needed for frying and for shortening (moyen)

whole coriander seeds (about 30 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 20 grams) • split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 45 grams) • whole cumin seeds (about 12 grams) • whole black peppercorns (about 14 grams) • mustard seeds (about 8 grams) • fenugreek seeds (about 8 grams) • asafoetida (hing) • fresh curry leaves • dried red chilies • turmeric powder • Kashmiri red chili powder

oil (30 ml) • butter • finely chopped onions • ginger-garlic paste • chopped bottle gourd (lauki) (about 75 grams) • oil (30 ml) • butter • finely chopped onions (about 150 grams) • chopped green bell pepper (about 300 grams) • boiled, chopped potatoes (about 150 grams) • chopped beetroot (about 75 grams) • chili powder •

mutton (1 kilogram) • onions (1/2 kilogram) • ginger-garlic paste • turmeric powder • red chili powder • green cardamom pods • bay leaves • garam masala • coriander powder • oil (about 100 grams) • cumin seeds

whole milk (about 1 liter) • lemon juice • sugar (about 300 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • ground cardamom

paneer (cut into cubes) (250 grams) • large green bell peppers (cut into cubes) • onions (cut into cubes) • green chilies (slit) • garlic (finely chopped) • green onions (chopped) • black pepper powder • cornstarch • all-purpose flour • For the gravy ---- • soy sauce • red chili sauce •

paneer (about 400 grams) • onions • bell peppers • thick yogurt (about 75 grams) • roasted chickpea flour (besan) (about 8 grams) • black pepper powder • Juice of 1 lemon • Kashmiri red chili powder • roasted cumin powder • ginger-garlic paste • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • garam masala •

all-purpose flour (about 95 grams) • fine semolina (about 40 grams) • milk (240 ml) • cardamom powder • fennel seeds • Ghee, as needed, for frying • sugar (200 grams) • water (240 ml) • cardamom powder • saffron strands (optional)

paneer (about 300 grams) • tomatoes • tomato puree (about 60 ml) • bay leaf • cinnamon stick • cloves • green cardamom pods • green chili • -inch piece fresh ginger • Kashmiri red chili powder • heavy cream (about 60 ml) or fresh cream • butter or ghee (plus 1 more tablespoon as needed) •

boiled potatoes • plain yogurt • Salt, to taste • sweet chutney • green chutney • finely chopped onion • Finely chopped green chili, to taste • roasted cumin powder • roasted coriander powder • chaat masala • crushed red chili (to taste) • Black salt, to taste •

whole black lentils (urad dal) (about 100 grams) • kidney beans (about 25 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 15 grams) • Kashmiri red chili powder • salt • butter + 1 teaspoon oil • heavy cream • finely chopped garlic • ginger-garlic paste • salt • garam masala • hot red chili powder •

white chickpeas (about 200 grams) • onions, pureed • ginger-garlic paste • tomatoes • whole black peppercorns • cloves • bay leaf • black cardamom pods • cumin seeds • turmeric powder • coriander powder • red chili powder •

apples, peeled and chopped • tomatoes, chopped • green chilies • garlic cloves • -inch piece of ginger, chopped • whole cumin seeds • Roasted cumin powder, • sugar • fresh cilantro (about 20 grams) • Salt, to taste

basmati rice (about 400 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 150 grams) • tomatoes • ginger • onions • potato (optional) • salt • turmeric • cumin seeds • bay leaves • black cardamom pod • cinnamon stick •

whole coriander seeds (about 30 grams) • split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 20 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 10 grams) • dried red chilies • black peppercorns (about 7 grams) • fenugreek seeds • cumin seeds (about 18 grams) • fresh curry leaves • asafoetida (hing) • turmeric powder • salt

eggs • onions • green chilies • chopped cilantro • -inch piece of ginger • red chili powder • black pepper • Salt to taste • Ghee or butter